Egbert wya



1 Mag-iw alli w N. PETERS, IHOTO-LITNOGRAPMER. WASHINGTON, D C.

@niet gaat item1 ffii.

ROBERT VYATT, OF BROUKLYN, NEWY'RK.

Letters Patent No. 61,910, dated February 5, 1867.

turnover sentarme-BRUSH.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN:

Be it known that I, RQBERT WYATT, of Brooklyn, iu the county of Kings, and `State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in ScrubbingBrushes -undldo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a portion of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a back view of a scrubbing-brush constructed according to my, invention.

Figure 2 is a Central longitudinal section of the same.

Similar letters ofl reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

This invention relates to that variety of scrubbing-brushes which are furnished with long handles, and designed chiefly for cleaning windows and the like. i The invention consists in a brush hinged or pivoted upon the end of its staff or handle in such manner' that it may be adjusted at any` desired angle to thesaid handle, wherebythe brush may be much more conveniently used forV diiercnt 'purposes than if attached thereto permanently at any given angle. The invention further consistsiiu anovel means of pivoting or attaching the brush to the handle, whereby the proper adjustment of theI said brush is very much facilitated. The inventionifurther consists in the combination with the brush and the sta` thereof of a removable reservoir for containing water or suds, whereby the brush, while in use, is kept supplied therewith. The'invention consists, furthermore, in certain novel means of attaching the reservoir to the brush for conveying the water or suds from the aforesaid reservoir. to the said brush, and of preventing the escape of the water or other liquid from the reservoir through the opening through which it is poured into the same'.v i

To enable others to understand the nature and `construction of my invention, l 'will procccd'to describe it Y with reference to the drawings.

The brush A, as represented in the drawings, is formed, with the exception of the wooden bach a thereof, with a-.central portion, b, of sponge or other absorbent'material, and an outer or circumferential portion`, c, of hrist-les,vbut if desired, this brushing part of the brush maybe made wholly of'either of the aforesaid materials. Secured to the back a of this brush'is- ,a broad stripof sheet metal, the end portions of which are so bent and shaped as to constitute straps c', which are employed in holding the reservoir B in its place, as will be presentlyA fully set forth, while the central part is doubled or shaped so as to constitute a.; hat plate, d,'.prcjecting out,y at right angles to the back of the brush, and which is fitted into a narrow slit, a', formed longitudinally in one end of the staff or handle C, and is pivoted 'thereinV by a transverse screw, e, which is furnishedwtha nut, f, between which and the side of the handle is a strong spring, g. By'turniu-g the nut f, the end of the handle is compressedfso as to 4firmly clamp theplate d therein, and thus hold the brushjA in a fixed position, the said brush being rendered capa-ble oi adjustment to any required angle, with reference to `the 11'andle'C,by simply turning the screw e to loosen the hold of the handleV upouthe plate d. The reservoir B may consist of a rec tangular sheet-metal box', which has attached to .its under side two strong springs h which Vare doubled up, as shown more clearly in fig. 2, in such manner that when forced into and through the straps c they will expand therein, and thus firmly and securely attach the reservoir to the brush. Extending 'from the bottom of the reservoir to the brushing portiouot the brush A, are any desired number of small exiblet'ubes, 1f, which'se'rvc to convey the water, .or other liquid contents of the-reservoir, to the said brush, in order to keep the same in a properly wet condition. |llhc opening or orice through which the water or suds is poured into the reservoir is shown at 7c, and is formed in the uppermost side of the' said reservoir, and has suspended from its inner edge or circumference a flexible bag or purse, m, made of any suitable material, and open` at the bottom in such manner that water 'orsuds poured `in at the opening le isallowed to pass into the reservoir, while, when the apparatus is in use, the pressure of the'water or other liquid `causes the same to collapse, and thus close the opening k and prevent the splashing or escape of the'water, etc., from the reservoir through the aforesaid opening 7c.4

In using the apparatus, the brush A is adjusted at such an .angle to' the handle C as will best snit the convenience of. the person using the saine and the reservoir D is illled with water orsuds, as `iust hereinbefore described. 'lhe llow of the water, etc., through th iH small iexible tubes m keeps the brushing portion of the brush A properlyv saturated, and thus obviates the necessity of dipping the same into the wateror suds,as

required in the scrubbing-brushes in common use, at the same time that any escape of the water through the opening k is ei`ectually prevented by the collapsable bag or purse m, as hereinbefore explained, so that by these means the use of the brush-is rendered much more expeditious and convenient than is the case with such ordinary brushes.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The attachment of the brush-A to the handle or staff C, by means of the plate d, screw c, and spring g, substantially as herein set forth, whereby the brush may be adjusted at any desired angle to the said stati' or handle. W

2. The collapsable bag or purse m, arranged 1n relation with the opening,r c ofthe reservoir B, substantially :1s herein set forth for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of the reserwfoir B, brush A, springs tand straps a', substantially as herein set forth for the purnose specified. i

ROBERT WYATT.

"Witnesses:

A. LE CLERC, GEO W. REED 

